Dired only showing files between brackets
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huron1234 · 2022-05-14 06:16

As read, when I open dired it only shows this:

[Emacs Dired](https://preview.redd.it/xp4kdciwvdz81.png?width=1366&for
mat=png&auto=webp&s=e2833255206f4623b82d6437005961a87526bcaa)

However I don't want that and I want the "normal" look of dired

Anyone know how to disable this?

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FIXED:

Full fix in my comment

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TheFrenchPoulp · 2022-05-14 13:04

Dired typically uses `ls` output to render directories, what `ls` have
you got installed? As a debugging measure, try to enable `dired-
switches-in-mode-line` to see what flags are beeing passed to `ls` in
Dired buffers. Alternatively, report the values for `dired-listing-
switches` and `dired-actual-switches`

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00-11 · 2022-05-14 15:21

Presumably you don't see this problem if you start Emacs using `emacs
-Q` (no init file).

If so then **bisect your init file** to find where you're shooting
yourself in the foot. Bisecting is quick and requires no imagining.
;-) It's a binary search.

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huron1234 · 2022-05-14 15:26

I use the "ls" from coreutils.

The value of `dired-listing-switches` is `ls -ahl -v --group-
directories-first` and the original value is `-al`
The value of `dired-actual-switches` is `ls -ahl -v --group-
directories-first`

Edit:
If I use that command `ls -ahl -v --group-directories-first` on the
terminal (zsh) it outputs the same as seen on dired.

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huron1234 · 2022-05-14 15:28

I think that's not the problem, I tried that and it still shows me the
same. Thanks :D

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huron1234 · 2022-05-14 17:44

Using LSP (Language Server Protocol) on Emacs and trying to install a
server for bash, tries to install `bash-ls` using npm `npm install -g
bash-ls`, however, for any reason it won't work at first because
there's a conflict with names of `ls` from coreutils and `ls.js` from,
so if you force the installation of `bash-ls` it will delete `ls` from
coreutils, showing every time that output.

Uninstalling `bash-ls` using `npm uninstall -g bash-ls` will uninstall
that conflict, however `ls` from coreutils won't be avalaible, so you
will need to reinstall `coreutils` using the package manager of the
distribution.

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huron1234 · 2022-05-14 17:45

Thanks a lot!
You guided me to the answer, my newest comment have the fix.

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TheFrenchPoulp · 2022-05-14 17:49

There's your issue then, see if there are additional aliases set under
`ls` with `which`. Here is what mine shows on my MacBook:

    $ which -a ls
    ls: aliased to ls --color --group-directories-first
    /usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin/ls
    /bin/ls

(only the first 2 results are relevant in my case)

And for reference, here are my options set for Emacs: `-agho --group-
directories-first`. Though I don't get JSON-like output with your
flags

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TheFrenchPoulp · 2022-05-14 18:11

Good find, I've never considered LSP for shell purposes but I'll keep
that in mind if I do

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